Strike Troubles Grow in Germany Amid Berlin Outbreaks
Berlin reports say more than 700,000 workers are out in the capital as Hamburg declares a siege and a crackdown on socialist leaders. Authorities deny the scale elsewhere, while Krupp and Hindenburg appeal for end to strikes. Observers question authenticity of the movement amid fear of peace negotiations shifts.
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Germany
Berlin
Hamburg
Vorwaerts
Krupp Works
von Hindenburg
Vorwaertz
Berliner Tageblatt
Amsterdam
Central News
Kuempf
Reichstag
Tageblatt
Kiel
London
Copenhagen
Copenhagen Politiken
Chemnitz
Saxony
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
The
Germania of Berlin
Err Walraff
Interior
Daily News
Geneva
Switzerland
Herr Walraff
Leipzig
Dusseldorf
Bremen
Essen
Munich
Krupp von Bohlen
Krupp
Altona
Wandsbeck
Hamburg Echo
Berlin Strike Spreads Across Germany Says Daily
A semi official Berlin statement fixes strikers at about 120000 yesterday with only a small rise since Tuesday. The Koelnische Volks Zeitung notes labor representatives plan to meet in Berlin, while agitation for a general strike swells in Munich Nuremberg and Furth amid wartime food shortages and Fatherland party demands.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Koelnische Volks Zeitung
Munich
Nuremburg
Furth
Bavaria
Fatherland Party
Short Course Attendance Surges At Lincoln School
Attendance at the four weeks' motor short course at the University of Nebraska Lincoln School of Agriculture opened January 21 has surpassed last year s total. The register passes 160 with nearly half enrolled in the motor short course. About twenty tractors and motor trucks are in steady use as many students plan to join the army and pursue motor work.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Van
School of Agriculture
Americans killed twice in trench raid on French front
An American position along the French front was raided in heavy fog after daylight. Two Americans were killed and four wounded, with one missing believed captured. Casualties have occurred nearly daily in this sector, and recent Washington counts refer to this area.
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France
Washington
Air raid on Paris leaves twenty dead and fifty hurt
Paris reports a night air raid with twenty killed and fifty injured. One German bomber was downed. its crew captured. A Berlin war office statement via London says fourteen tons of bombs were dropped on Paris as a reprisal, marking the first systematic air attack on the French capital.
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Paris
Berlin
London
War Office
Brown Commissioned First Lieutenant in Sanitary Corps
Carl R. Brown, former resident of 1225 Oread Ave, has been commissioned First Lieutenant in the Sanitary Corps of the National Army this week. He served as a psychological examiner at Camp Devons, Ayer, Mass., since September, where mental and literacy tests proved successful and are being adopted across camps. Examinations for sanity and mentality are expected for the next draft, with current testing at training camps for student officers.
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Carl Brown
Sanitary Corps
Carl R. Brown
Oread Ave
National Army
Devons
Ayer
Mass
Kansas must obey order on store hours, fuel rule
Emerson Carey, likened to Doctor Garfield for Kansas fuel policy, declares the late opening and early closing orders in effect tomorrow will not be altered. He notes calls from bankers and others seeking Saturday hours, but asserts the measures are final to conserve fuel.
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Hutchinson
Emerson Carey
Garfield
Kansas
Senator Carey
Independence
Wilson Appeals To Farmers For Help In War Effort
President Wilson sends a message via the farmers conference at Urbana Illinois urging farm support for the coming year to aid the war, noting labor and price controls. He cites draft exemptions and government action to fix food stuff prices and curb profiteering to protect farmers and the public.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
University of Illinois At
Urbana
James
University of Illinois
Houston
America
War Department
Congress
Stunt Night A Success at Lawrence High School
Lawrence High School boys staged a stunt night at the Y M C A last night with over seventy five participants. The program featured a Russian dwarf dane Franklin Redding and Frank R Magic music and several stunts as part of the Y M Friendship Campaign leading up to a dinner at 6 15 this evening.
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Lawrence High School
Y. M
Dane Franklin Redding
Frank R
H. W. Boltz
Minor or Temporary Defects Not to be Considered
Washington reports new draft physical examination rules by Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder. Local boards instructed to reject no registrant for foot or teeth defects and to accept in most cases those with temporary or remedial issues. Also notes a water main expansion joint leak on North Lawrence, Douglas County court convening without a jury, and a chimney fire at 1701 Indiana Street with no loss.
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Washington
Gen
Crowder
North Lawrence
Indiana Street
G. W. Stratton
Land Meeting At Chamber Of Commerce Tonight At 7 45
The Lawrence Municipal band plans a practice tonight at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7 45 followed by a business session. Two street cars on the Massachusetts line were out until 10 30 due to a shortage of motormen from illness. Sheriff J R Woodward, taken ill Tuesday with la grippe, is much improved this morning according to Mrs J R Woodward.
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Lawrence Municipal Band
Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
J.R. Woodward
J. R. Woodward
Interurban to connect with Union Pacific line on Locust Street
U P S D Bishop states the Kansas City and Kaw Valley Interurban must link its track to the Union Pacific spur on Locust street North Lawrence to speed wheat shipments to Bowersock Mills under government orders. The board delayed decisions on river-side connections, but freight must cross the bridge. The interurban plans four freight cars daily in each direction on Seventh street to serve East Lawrence, arguing no valid objection due to time and cost savings.
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S. D. Bishop
State Utilities Commission
Kansas City
Interurban
Seventh Street
East Lawrence
Installed New Officers Sons of Veterans' Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans of S. Eagle Camp No. 78 installed officers Monday at G A R Hall. Officers named: President Mrs W H Meckone Vice President Mrs S J Churchill Chaplain Mrs Henry Eggert Treasurer Miss Ellan Engie Guide Mrs B H Dale Assistant Guide Mrs H S Foster Patriotic Instructor Mrs C H Pettengell Trustees Mrs W Olmstead and Mrs Dale. Retiring president Mrs C E Engle received a cameo brooch.
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Sons of Veterans’ Auxiliary
Sons of Veterans of
C. H. Pettengell
W. Olmstead
Dale
Cc. E. Engle
Orders Exceed Supply At Wood Yard In Cold Wave
Wood Yard faces shortages as a cold wave drives demand beyond supply. Commissioner W. W. Cleland reports over forty orders on his books, ten loads were received yesterday and five more loads are expected today. The National Association of Letter Carriers city branch elects officers led by President Sam Elliott and includes F M Springer John Ackers I F Eberhart and E E Edie.
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Wood Yard
Municipal Wood Yard
W. W. Cleland
National Association of Letter Carriers
Sam Elliott
F. M. Springer
John Ackers
I. F. Eberhart
E. E. Edie
Vernon Howe Dies at Camp Sheridan in Alabama
Vernon Howe, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Walter Howe once of Lawrence, died at Camp Sheridan Chicago area after pneumonia. Born in Lawrence he was twenty four and had recently married on Christmas Eve after a transfer from Montgomery Alabama.
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Lawrence
Camp Sheridan
Ward
Chicago
Vernon Howe
Walter Howe
Young Howe
Cincinnati
Montgomery
Ala
Mr. Howe
Julia Benedict
Suit for Divorce Filed in District Court
Mrs Ethel Meadows sues Charles W Meadows in district court this morning seeking a divorce and custody of two minor children Jesse and Marie Meadows. Marriage licenses issued yesterday to Leon White and Lillian Tillotson of Linwood and to John H Anderson and Lucey A Lee.
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District Court
Ethel Meadows
Charles W. Meadows
Leon White
Lillian Tillotson
Linwood
John H. Anderson
Lucey A. Lee
A Fine Old Man Celebrates Seventy One Birthday
It may be unfair to Mr. Hackbarth to tell his age but he is seventy one today and his friends congratulate him on his hale and hearty years of hard work. Born in Germany, he has many friends and merits them. W. J. Wertz went to Kansas City to spend the day.
Kansas Weather Report Forecast Snow and Cold
Weather report notes light snow probable tonight and Friday with continued severe cold tonight, easing slightly Friday. Forecast covers yesterday 7 p.m., today 2 p.m., and today 7 a.m. temperature trends indicating unsettled wintry conditions across Kansas.
Gardeners Conference On Food Production In Douglas County
Douglas County residents are invited to a full day gardening conference at the Chamber of Commerce rooms from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a lunch break. Kansas State Agricultural College specialists L. C. Williams and Mrs Greene will speak on home gardens, disease control, and best practices amid wartime food shortages. Mayor Francisco and Chamber President Simons will open the event, stressing the value of vacant-lot gardening and countywide farm and citizen participation.
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Douglas County
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas State Agricultural College
Lawrence
W. C. Francisco
W. C. Simons
Francisco
Simons
L. C. Williams
Greene
Kanecultural College
Eve Person
Ont State ‘Agri
P W Goebel To Speak on Thrift Stamp Drive
P W Goebel state director of the thrift stamp campaign will address Lawrence next Thursday night following an invitation from the Douglas County Council of National Defense. The meeting, in either Bowersock theatre or Fraternal Aid Union Hall, invites the general public as he launches the county campaign efforts.
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P. W. Goebel
Douglas’ County Council of National Defense
Lawrence
Bowersock Theatre
Fraternal Aid Union Hall
Fire damages Mrs. Whit Churchill home on Ohio Street
Fire damaged the home of Mrs. Whit Churchill at 1210 Ohio Street this afternoon. The loss was estimated at 850 dollars and was covered by insurance. The blaze started from a defective chimney flue.
KU Popular Concert Follows Varied Program
The program includes My Soldier Boy, La Traviata selections, Two Little Bulltinches, Arrangements From France, Mons Chauffeurs, Young America, In Old Japan, The Joy Ride, Raymond, and an Oriental Tone Poem. An intermission is noted, and the draft situation affects several band members with others already gone. no charge will be made.
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Verdi
Lenz
Kling
France
Kretschmer
Mons Chauffeurs
Offenbach
Comet
Levy
J.C. SteCanles
Rogers
Ridh Sargent
Raymond
Epsneert
Draft Board Delays as Two Thirds Fail Examinations
The local draft board reports 1 663 of 1 963 registrants classified yesterday with many failing to pass. Examinations will speed up once Dr Phillips becomes available, as the board plans to finish its work soon. Names including Weber Foster Leonard Dean Clarence Henry Smith and H L Wa appear among those processed.
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Draft Board
George Brome
Vierk
Perfer
Yever Seuk
Phillips
Lie Weber
Foster Leonard Dean
Clarence Henry Smith
H. L. Wa
Teachers Mobilized to Aid Draft Board in Douglas County
Provost Marshal General Crowder ordered Superintendent O. J. Lane to mobilize county teachers to assist the local draft board with draft problems. Teachers are to fill out forms from registrants’ questionnaires for use by the War Department.
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Crowder
O. J. Lane
Douglas County
War Department
Rotary Luncheon Members Discuss Top Problems
Rotary members shared one minute talks on urgent issues at hand. They urged layettes for French and Belgian infant girls, support for public health in rural districts, better markets for farmers, cleaner town, and right man in the right job. Members donated $1 each for layettes for war victims.
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Rotary Club
J. T.skinner
Mr. Skinner
George O. Foster
Rotary
I. J. Meade
Frank Banks
John Bell
H. B. Ober
W. E. A. Nottorf
Henderson Martin
Fred Clarke
J. Frank Jones
Hinesley
M. H. Blanford
Canton
Mice at Lawrence Restaurant Steal Money Sack
A Lawrence restaurant keeper found mice cut a hole in a money sack, stole some coins and tried to carry them away. The tale ponders whether the mice’s act is a compliment or a slam, reflecting on their hunger and the “Hooverized” times.
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Lawrence
Lecture Recital at Fraser Chapel Monday Afternoon
Mrs. C W MacDougal will give a lecture recital at Fraser chapel Monday at 4 PM. She will perform her husband’s compositions and show lantern slides of the Peterboro New Hampshire colony, describing its planned use as a war time home for convalescent soldiers. The Lawrence Chapter No 4 Royal Arch Masons postpone their conclave work to help with the fuel crisis as announced by Harry B Sparks.
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Fraser Chapel
C. W. MacDougal
Peterboro
New Hampshire
Lawrence
The
Royal Arch
Masons
Rost
Harry B. Sparks
Funeral for Miss Sarah Movery
The funeral of Miss Sarah Movery who died Wednesday will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM from 627 Toukingns street with Rev Ross Sanderton of the Congregational church officiating Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery
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Miss Emery
Sarah Movery
Toukigns Street
Ross Sanderton
Congregational Church
Will
Oak Hill
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Blohm & Voss
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District Court of
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Union Pacific
W. J. Wertz
Kansas Weather Report
P.W. Goebel
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